A man wearing a Ronald Reagan mask robbed the Mountain America Credit Union branch at 9355 S. 1300 East Thursday about 5:40 p.m.
A loan officer told police she saw the masked man come through the door and asked him what he wanted. She pulled away when he reached for her, but he grabbed her wrist and told her, "You're coming with me. Tell them to put the money in here," pointing to a blue and white gym bag.In his other hand, the robber was waving a silver revolver.
The woman said the man then swore at tellers while two of them put money in the bag, then she slipped out of his hold as he ran out the door.
Other employees told police they were able to easily get out of the robber's view, possibly because the mask limited his view. Some speculated the man was a current or former customer at the credit union branch.
Besides the Reagan mask, the robber was described as a white male with blond hair, about 6-foot-2, thin and muscular and neatly dressed in jeans.